Month: May 2016

(May 30, 2016) -- A tree fell on a camper and temporarily trapped people along the Illinois River on Saturday evening, KOTV reported.

(May 30, 2016) -- The seat belt anchorages located in the slide out section may not meet the specified strength requirements, allowing them to pull loose during a crash.

(May 30, 2016) -- With summer unofficially kicking off this Memorial Day weekend, Wisconsin campsites are likely to be popular destinations. And according to a Madison-based camping expert, there are many ways to do it and they offer something for everyone’s level of comfort.

(May 30, 2016) -- Police said the camper was moving along Route 114 about 11:30 a.m. when the driver veered off the road and knocked down a telephone pole, disconnecting the electricity, the Concord Monitor reported.

(May 30, 2016) -- “This is my thing. It’s like a big-girl playhouse,” said Notch, 64, who lives in rural Avon with husband Gerry and Celia Rose — a glammed-up 1965 travel trailer she takes on trips with her Sisters on the Fly.

(May 30, 2016) -- Instead of the flickering flames of crackling campfires, they stare into the dull glow of computer screens showing every campsite at their favorite provincial park already booked and unavailable, the Province explained.

(May 30, 2016) -- Presque Isle, Pa., Passage RV Park Owner Matthew May said, "Camping has become really a hot vacation for people - as is the weather - but also very, very popular. It's grown in popularity over the last number of years and has really become a bright spot in the economy today."

(May 30, 2016) -- A camper at Pocket Wilderness in Tennessee left his group on Friday night to find fire wood when he fell and injured his leg and a branch impaled his thigh.

(May 30, 2016) -- Fire officials said they're seeing a rash of abandoned or unattended camp fires. There have been 44 in just the past two weeks in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona.

(May 30, 2016) -- Apple Creek officially opened April 1, but after Memorial Day weekend they are expected to be booked every weekend for the rest of the summer, the station explained.